yes that is my current "math" equation. Gallstones (gallbladder attack) equals contractions minus the actual labor and progression. No joke guys, I'm over this shit.

Tonight my dinner was fat free refried beans, black beans, a little cheddar cheese, and some lettuce, with about 8 oven baked tortilla chips. By all means none of those ingredients shold cause an attack but they did! They say eat low fat foods. I do.They say eat small portions. I had weight loss surgery. My entire meal was less than half a cup! I started having gallbladder issues at about 4 months pregnant. They said they would do surgery because it wasn't bad enough. It of course has gotten worse as pregnancy has progressed that I am now have 1 to 2 attacks a week and constant inflammation in between attacks. Oh and not to mention my AST levels (liven enzyme) is high (40 is max. mine is 50) because of the attacks. But now they won't do surgery because I'm too far along. Oh and did you know there is a medication that is SAFE for pregnancy that can help dissolve gallstones. WTF?! Why was this never an option for me?! Instead they prescribe me T3 to take away my pain but I'm taking 4 to 6 pills every time I get an attack. No the pills aren't all at once.

Tomorrow I have my 38 weeks appointment. I'm going to ask them if they will consider inducing me since the attacks & pain have gotten so bad.

Sorry guys. I know this was a cluster-fuck post. Hopefully it makes sense. It's just a super long rant about me bitching about gallstones. I need a hug. And a laugh. What is your stupid "math" problem right now?

Comments (6)

The cheese and tortilla chips likely caused the attack. When my gall bladder was at it's worst prior to surgery even Cheerios with skim milk caused an attack. Cheese always caused an attack. I wouldn't eat it for now.

Any milk product is a guaranteed return of my gallbladder issues, so no cheese or milk for me. I can also only handle a very small amount of beans, if at all, and absolutely no tortilla chips (baked or fried). I eat lots and lots of plain veggies and fruit. At my worst, I stuck with the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, apples, and toast). No added fats of any kind. I didn't go much beyond this until I had a full week without an attack. It is a bit depressing, but far better than an attack.

Eventually, I branched out to shrimp, salads (no fat dressing), and very simple sandwiches (as low fat as possible).

I'm sure that the cheese is what did it this time. A few weeks ago it was a massive attack after eating a homemade fruit salad (peaches, nectarines, plums, apples, and cherries). Oddly enough the one thing that makes me feel better after a bad attack is cottage cheese. That and protein shakes are the only two things I can handle after bad attacks.

Thanks for the comments though, ladies. Glad to know I'm not the only person that is/has suffered because of this. I just had to take another pain pill because I'm still having stabbing pain (haven't had anything to eat since earlier).

Pregnancy is much more fun when you can eat all the foods you crave and not have to worry about dying later on hahah

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